Descendants of Eliot

Generation No. 1

1.  PHILIP¹ ELIOT¹ died Unknown.  He married MARY SHORT².  She died Unknown.

More About MARY SHORT:

Residence: of Widford, County Hertfordshire, England³

Children of PHILIP ELIOT and MARY SHORT are:

2.                i.    MARY² ELIOT, b. WFT Est. 1581-1622; d. WFT Est. 1595-1704.

3.               ii.    REV. JOHN ELIOT, b. Abt. Aug 1604, Widford, County Hertfordshire, England; d. Abt. 20 May 1690, Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Generation No. 2

2.  MARY² ELIOT (PHILIP¹)^4,5 was born WFT Est. 1581-1622⁵, and died WFT Est. 1595-1704⁵.  She married EDWARD PAYSON^6,7 1642⁸.  He was born 1613⁸, and died 1691⁸.

Notes for EDWARD PAYSON:

[Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Volume X, Copyright 1966, Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1993, 1995, pages 143-144.]

Edward Payson, b. 1613, d. 1691, emigrated from Eng¬land to Roxbury, Mass., ca. 1633; he was a freeman in 1640, removed to Dorchester. He m. in 1640, Ann Park, who died in 1641; he m. (2) in 1642, Mary Eliot, dau. of Philip Eliot and sister of John Eliot, Apostle to the Indians. (Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. 1, by Virkus, p. 987) Mary Eliot's mother was Mary (Short) Eliot of Widford, Hertfordshire, England. Little is known of Mary Eliot's early life.

Child of MARY ELIOT and EDWARD PAYSON is:

                   i.    JOHN³ PAYSON, d. Unknown.

3.  REV. JOHN² ELIOT (PHILIP¹)^9,10 was born Abt. Aug 1604 in Widford, County Hertfordshire, England¹⁰, and died Abt. 20 May 1690 in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts¹⁰.  He married ANN MUMFORD^11,12 Abt. Sep 1632 in Boston/Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts¹².  She was born 1604¹², and died 22 Oct 1687¹².

Notes for REV. JOHN ELIOT:

[Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Volume X, Copyright 1966, Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1993, 1995, pages 141, 143 and 144.]

Little is known of Mary Eliot's early life. The American Heritage Magazine of History, Vol. IX, No. 1, pages 40 and 117, gives an account of the life of her brother, John Eliot in an article by Francis Russell, "Apostle to the Indians", in which the above biographical information is given. From the article: "At the customary age of 14, he entered Jesus College, Cambridge, taking his B.A. degree in 1622. He then became an usher in the Rev. Thomas Hocker's school at Little Baddow. Hooker, a Puritan of the milder sort, fled to Holland; Eliot followed him. On arrival in New England, Eliot was probably the first New England minister to take orders in the Congregational manner." The date of Eliot's arrival in Boston is not mentioned, but a year after he had taken orders, "Ann Mumford, his bride-to-be, came to join him."  (It is possible that John Eliot's sister, Mary, may have traveled to Boston with her.) John Eliot established his church at Roxbury in 1632, and it may have been here that his sister, Mary, was married to Edward Payson, ten years later, and where their son, John Payson was born.

[Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.]

The "Apostle to the Indians."
Res. 1st at Nazing in Eng. In 1629 was engaged at Grammer School of Rev. Thomas Hooker at Little Baddow near Chelmsford, Essex Eng.   Followed Hooker to N.E. and arrived 2 Nov 1631 in the "Lyon" with Winthrop's wife and children and about 60 others.  Immediately took charge of the Free Church of Boston.  Before leaving England he had become engaged to Anne.  She followed him and they married soon after her arrival.  They moved o Roxbury where he was ordained 5 Nov. 1632 and was 1st minister there, continuing as teacher at Roxbury Church until his death.  Preached election sermon in 1659.   Conceived a strong passion for Christianizing and improving the conditions of Indians and began at Nonantium in Newton 8 Oct. 1646. He organized towns for them.  Used to preach under an old oak tree at S. Natick.  Made several translations into the Indian language, incl. the Bible.  His New Testament translation was published at Cambridge Sept. 1661.  3 years later the Old Test. followed -- both under the auspices of the Society for Propagation of the Gospel.  A copy was presented to Jesus College. In 1689 (the yr. prior to his death) he conveyed an estate of 75 acres to (masters ?) to carry on his work in Roxbury.

Emigration: 02 Nov 1631, Arrived in America in the "Lyon"¹²

Children of JOHN ELIOT and ANN MUMFORD are:

                   i.    HANNAH³ ELIOT¹², b. 1633¹²; d. WFT Est. 1634-1727¹²; m. HABAKUK GLOVER¹²; d. Unknown.

                  ii.    JOHN ELIOT¹², b. 1636¹²; d. WFT Est. 1637-1726¹².

                 iii.    SAMUEL ELIOT¹², b. 1641¹²; d. WFT Est. 1642-1731¹².

                 iv.    AARON ELIOT¹², b. 1644¹²; d. WFT Est. 1645-1734¹².

                  v.    BENJAMIN ELIOT¹², b. 1647¹²; d. WFT Est. 1648-1737¹².

Endnotes

1.  Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Volume X, Copyright 1966, Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1993, 1995, page 143.

2.  Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Volume X, Copyright 1966, Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1993, 1995, pages 143-144.

3.  Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Volume X, Copyright 1966, Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1993, 1995, page 144.

4.  Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Volume X, Copyright 1966, Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1993, 1995, page 141.

5.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

6.  Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Volume X, Copyright 1966, Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1993, 1995, pages 141 and 143.

7.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

8.  Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Volume X, Copyright 1966, Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1993, 1995, page 143.

9.  Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Volume X, Copyright 1966, Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1993, 1995, page 141.

10.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

11.  Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Volume X, Copyright 1966, Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1993, 1995, page 144.

12.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

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